SecularAZ
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Since 2010, Secular AZ has protected the constitutional separation of church and state. We are a 501c3 that educates lawmakers and the public to ensure freedom of conscience for Arizonans of all faiths and of none. https://linktr.ee/secularaz
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Hey #Arizona! Here are actions to take, events and trainings to attend, and opportunities for community building coming up this week, as well as lots of ICYMI #secular news from AZ and beyond.
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Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
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BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Join us at noon (MST) to learn about Unity Rising, a youth-led organization working to build the power of working-class people through grassroots organizing, voter registration, and empowering students to challenge far-right extremist narratives.
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RSVP here: secularaz.org/single-event...
Unity Rising USA: Jacob George - Secular AZ
Join us Friday, November 21, at 12p (MST) to learn more about Unity Rising USA with Executive Director Jacob George.Click here to register for this virtual presentation.Unity Rising is a youth-led org...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Join us at noon (MST) to learn about Unity Rising, a youth-led organization working to build the power of working-class people through grassroots organizing, voter registration, and empowering students to challenge far-right extremist narratives.
RSVP here: secularaz.org/single-event...
RSVP here: secularaz.org/single-event...
Arizona’s congressional delegation voted to release the Epstein files.
But the AZGOP members spent the past year fighting to keep the files hidden.
Don’t forget who they were protecting: predators who preyed on children.
www.arizonaagenda.com/p/remember-w...
But the AZGOP members spent the past year fighting to keep the files hidden.
Don’t forget who they were protecting: predators who preyed on children.
www.arizonaagenda.com/p/remember-w...
Remember who they protected
The selective outrage of the Epstein vote ... Neither verbal nor literal shots fired ... And an OnlyFans custody battle.
www.arizonaagenda.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Arizona’s congressional delegation voted to release the Epstein files.
But the AZGOP members spent the past year fighting to keep the files hidden.
Don’t forget who they were protecting: predators who preyed on children.
www.arizonaagenda.com/p/remember-w...
But the AZGOP members spent the past year fighting to keep the files hidden.
Don’t forget who they were protecting: predators who preyed on children.
www.arizonaagenda.com/p/remember-w...
👀 do you want your tax dollars funneled to religious schools that can discriminate??
New reporting shows the "public Christian school" in Colorado wasn’t a mistake.
It was designed to break church/state boundaries.
A right-wing legal group is treating it as a test case.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/colorados-...
It was designed to break church/state boundaries.
A right-wing legal group is treating it as a test case.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/colorados-...
Colorado’s “first public Christian school” isn't a mistake. It's a test case.
Behind the scenes, a conservative legal group and district leaders crafted a challenge to church-state separation
www.friendlyatheist.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
👀 do you want your tax dollars funneled to religious schools that can discriminate??
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Important piece on how we got here.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They’re Running US Health Policy. - KFF Health News
Fueled by covid backlash, a libertarian author created the Brownstone Institute in 2021. In recent months, people with ties to the group have catapulted to the highest levels of U.S. government, exerc...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Important piece on how we got here.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
Brownstone raised millions to undermine COVID prevention policies.
Now at least 8 people with ties to Brownstone hold senior positions at federal health agencies, where they are restricting vaccines and cutting science funding.
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Pushing back against the #MeToo/#TimesUp movement was part of the strategy from the get-go. And who did Bannon designate as critical in his coalition to avoid accountability for powerful men? "Conservative Christians."
Trumpism, impunity for sexual abuse & white evangelicalism. It's all connected.
Trumpism, impunity for sexual abuse & white evangelicalism. It's all connected.
BREAKING: Steve Bannon offered Trump’s MAGA movement as a shield for Jeffrey Epstein - outlining a coalition to “stave off Time’s Up for next decade plus,” in return for strategic and financial support @bylinetimes.bsky.social /1 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Steve Bannon, who told him it could help him “stave off Time’s Up for a decade” in return for str...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pushing back against the #MeToo/#TimesUp movement was part of the strategy from the get-go. And who did Bannon designate as critical in his coalition to avoid accountability for powerful men? "Conservative Christians."
Trumpism, impunity for sexual abuse & white evangelicalism. It's all connected.
Trumpism, impunity for sexual abuse & white evangelicalism. It's all connected.
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New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
The Catholic League jumping on the Megyn Kelly train and justifying child rape because the children weren’t always pre-pubescent is quite…something.
The Catholic League's response to the Epstein files? Arguing technicalities over the ages of the victims.
They're not defending faith. They're enabling harm.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-cathol...
They're not defending faith. They're enabling harm.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-cathol...
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Catholic League jumping on the Megyn Kelly train and justifying child rape because the children weren’t always pre-pubescent is quite…something.
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This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
Huh.
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
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November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Huh.
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
And here we go, folks. Just like clockwork, the AZGOP starts pushing hateful bills. Be sure you’re signed up for our action alerts so you can tell your representatives your thoughts: secularaz.org/about-secula...
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GOP senator to push new bathroom gender restrictions to voters | Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Senator John Kavanagh plans to bypass Governor Hobbs and take bathroom bill measures directly to voters in the 2026 ballot.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
And here we go, folks. Just like clockwork, the AZGOP starts pushing hateful bills. Be sure you’re signed up for our action alerts so you can tell your representatives your thoughts: secularaz.org/about-secula...
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New Gallup data shows a historic shift: only 49% of Americans now say religion is important in their daily lives, down from 66% in 2015.
Fewer Americans identify with religion, fewer attend church, and more embrace secular values every year.
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/...
Fewer Americans identify with religion, fewer attend church, and more embrace secular values every year.
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/...
Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World
The 17-percentage-point drop in U.S. religiosity over the past decade is among the largest declines measured in the Gallup World Poll.
news.gallup.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
New Gallup data shows a historic shift: only 49% of Americans now say religion is important in their daily lives, down from 66% in 2015.
Fewer Americans identify with religion, fewer attend church, and more embrace secular values every year.
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/...
Fewer Americans identify with religion, fewer attend church, and more embrace secular values every year.
news.gallup.com/poll/697676/...
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So many of us have been warning the public that RFK Jr. is going to take away access to as many vaccines as he can.
The December ACIP meeting is dedicating an entire day to reviewing “the safety” of the childhood vaccine schedule.
There’s not a shred of credible evidence that warrants this.
The December ACIP meeting is dedicating an entire day to reviewing “the safety” of the childhood vaccine schedule.
There’s not a shred of credible evidence that warrants this.
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
So many of us have been warning the public that RFK Jr. is going to take away access to as many vaccines as he can.
The December ACIP meeting is dedicating an entire day to reviewing “the safety” of the childhood vaccine schedule.
There’s not a shred of credible evidence that warrants this.
The December ACIP meeting is dedicating an entire day to reviewing “the safety” of the childhood vaccine schedule.
There’s not a shred of credible evidence that warrants this.
Hey #Arizona! Here are actions to take, events and trainings to attend, and opportunities for community building coming up this week, as well as lots of ICYMI #secular news from AZ and beyond.
secularaz.salsalabs.org/november-17-...
secularaz.salsalabs.org/november-17-...
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hey #Arizona! Here are actions to take, events and trainings to attend, and opportunities for community building coming up this week, as well as lots of ICYMI #secular news from AZ and beyond.
secularaz.salsalabs.org/november-17-...
secularaz.salsalabs.org/november-17-...
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RepresentUs is sounding the alarm on ICE’s expanding power and limited oversight. They’re urging the public to take action by signing a petition calling on Congress to strengthen accountability measures. Add your name: represent.us/explains/ice...
#Democracy #Accountability #HumanRights
#Democracy #Accountability #HumanRights
How unaccountable is ICE?
Armed with sweeping powers, a ballooning budget, and minimal oversight and public accountability, ICE is rapidly transforming into a force that echoes the tactics and structure of authoritarian regime...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
RepresentUs is sounding the alarm on ICE’s expanding power and limited oversight. They’re urging the public to take action by signing a petition calling on Congress to strengthen accountability measures. Add your name: represent.us/explains/ice...
#Democracy #Accountability #HumanRights
#Democracy #Accountability #HumanRights
An unhinged Republican just tried to ambush me with holy water?? Bc I am “demonic” and “possessed”?????
So that video will also be on stream tonight lmao
So that video will also be on stream tonight lmao
Don’t forget:Tonight is Heater sticker night!
Donating on stream is the only way to get one so make sure to join at 7 PM CT on YouTube or Twitch! 🐈🧡
Donating on stream is the only way to get one so make sure to join at 7 PM CT on YouTube or Twitch! 🐈🧡
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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"The 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life—from 66% in 2015 to 49% today—ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over any 10-year period since 2007."
Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World
The 17-percentage-point drop in U.S. religiosity over the past decade is among the largest declines measured in the Gallup World Poll.
news.gallup.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"The 17-point drop in the percentage of U.S. adults who say religion is an important part of their daily life—from 66% in 2015 to 49% today—ranks among the largest Gallup has recorded in any country over any 10-year period since 2007."
Hey #Arizona.. do you know why enrollment's dropping in public schools? According to this PUSD Board member, abortion is to blame and the answer is to "get married and have more children" (and um, yeah, the actual cause of low enrollment is universal voucher expansion)
youtu.be/NbsquMUWtB0
youtu.be/NbsquMUWtB0
Peoria Arizona School Board Member Blames Abortion for Declining Enrollment
YouTube video by Secular AZ
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November 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey #Arizona.. do you know why enrollment's dropping in public schools? According to this PUSD Board member, abortion is to blame and the answer is to "get married and have more children" (and um, yeah, the actual cause of low enrollment is universal voucher expansion)
youtu.be/NbsquMUWtB0
youtu.be/NbsquMUWtB0
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This is major! The heads of 10 religious traditions have issued a landmark statement proclaiming that transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people are worthy of love, support, and protection.
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is major! The heads of 10 religious traditions have issued a landmark statement proclaiming that transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people are worthy of love, support, and protection.
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more good work from Rep Ansari from AZ
Trump is demanding that GOP side with him over Epstein's victims, Rep Ansari tells me. She had a harrowing exchange with one victim who recounts how her mom had cancer and he exploited that.
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Also note her mockery of network disclaimers on Trump. More like this, Ds:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
more good work from Rep Ansari from AZ
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NIH scientist Dr. Jenna Norton was just placed on nondisciplinary leave.
She led a team who wrote a sign-on letter critical of The Regime.
A person at NIH asked to give a reason for her leave called her “radical leftist”; while the NIH Director has claimed that “dissent is productive”.
She led a team who wrote a sign-on letter critical of The Regime.
A person at NIH asked to give a reason for her leave called her “radical leftist”; while the NIH Director has claimed that “dissent is productive”.
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Health Policies Says She Is on Administrative Leave
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NIH scientist Dr. Jenna Norton was just placed on nondisciplinary leave.
She led a team who wrote a sign-on letter critical of The Regime.
A person at NIH asked to give a reason for her leave called her “radical leftist”; while the NIH Director has claimed that “dissent is productive”.
She led a team who wrote a sign-on letter critical of The Regime.
A person at NIH asked to give a reason for her leave called her “radical leftist”; while the NIH Director has claimed that “dissent is productive”.
While ASU continues to offer LGBTQ+ programming through academic degrees and community groups, it’s also sending mixed signals about its willingness to capitulate to the Trump administration’s demands.
www.lookoutnews.org/how-federal-...
www.lookoutnews.org/how-federal-...
How Federal Policy Is Quietly Rewriting Queer Life on Campus
From altered LGBTQ+ resources to pressure over grant funding, universities like ASU are navigating a new era of political coercion that scholars say threatens decades of progress.
www.lookoutnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
While ASU continues to offer LGBTQ+ programming through academic degrees and community groups, it’s also sending mixed signals about its willingness to capitulate to the Trump administration’s demands.
www.lookoutnews.org/how-federal-...
www.lookoutnews.org/how-federal-...